Intro to text formatting

Insert rich text, like headings and banners, to make your ideas stand out. Use buttons and dividers to add style. Organize with a sticky table of contents and tables.

Text formatting is available anywhere in ClickUp that allows text, like Chat, tasks, subtasks, Docs, Whiteboards, columnstext block Dashboard cards, and Notepad.

Rich text formatting

Organize large blocks of text with formatting like toggle lists, colored backgrounds, and columns:

ClickUp AI

From anywhere in your Workspace that accepts text, you can use the text toolbar to access ClickUp AI. AI can help improve your writing, edit it, or create a task

To access ClickUp AI from the toolbar:

  1. Select the text. 
  2. From the text toolbar, click ImproveEdit, or Create task.

Hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts

From anywhere in your Workspace except a text field, press Shift + ? to bring up a list of hotkeys and shortcuts.

CleanShot_2022-09-14_at_13.56.36_2x.png

/Slash Commands

Use /Slash Commands, our custom shortcuts that quickly add rich text, attach images, move a task, change a due date, and more!

TextFormattingOverviewSlashCommands.png

Code blocks

Code blocks with syntax formatting interpret just about any coding language with colorized clarity.

CleanShot_2022-09-14_at_14.18.00_2x.png

Content blocks

Content blocks allow you to organize and style your content as a block, rather than line by line.

InlineCodeDocsEllipsis.png

Headings

Structure your content with four layers of headings.

Use the /h Slash Command to quickly set or update the heading size of any text.

You can collapse headings to hide sections of content.

Markdown

Convert markdown to rich text formatting without leaving your keyboard. You can use traditional markdown shortcuts, and we've added some custom ones, too.

Emojis

Add emojis to give your content some flair!

CleanShot_2022-09-14_at_14.29.45_2x.png